Sounds like Christine is acting like my Old Duster did before I eliminated
the EGR Valve......
I pulled the EGR and plugged the vac port with a cap, then fabbed a block
off plate for the intake to seal the leak removing it created.
It ran perfectly after that until a Rod Bearing let go 2 weeks afterward. ;)
Did you put any Stabil in the tank before parking it for the
winter?.......or it picked up some water.
Ron
01' Dakota Sport RC 3.9...
http://www.dodgetruckworld.tenmagazines.com/mygallery.asp?id=8143
http://www.dragtruck.com/ENTRIES/RUSCAS2XUMHU.html
From: Terrible Tom <SilverEightynine@aol.com>
Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: At my witts end just about...
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 20:29:23 -0500
I don't know if I can tolerate much more disappointment and difficulty with
Christine. I can't seem to figure out why its not running well. This engine
has almost 100K on it, has been hydrolocked and drowned, and beat on time
after time -- I can't expect it to run well anymore. It was running fine
prior to the brake booster problem and then being parked.
I pulled the plugs and they and look fine. A few months ago I replaced the
plugs, cap, rotor, and wires. I swapped out the pick up coil, map sensor,
and TPS from my spare engine, and plugged any possible vacuum leaks I could
think of.
I did notice that one thing was unusual. The two lines that connect to the
CAD on the front axle - both had vacuum.
What its doing is its starting hard... idles real rough, and boggs down when
you try and give it gas. Shift into gear from park or neutral and it dies.
At higher RPM it misses, and stumbles. I tried to check the timing but
couldn't find the marks on the harmonic balancer. There should be no issue
with the timing on this engine. The distrib has never been touched and the
timing cover has never been off.
I doubt the O2 sensor could have anything to do with this, but its never
been changed as long as I've owned the truck. When I disconnect the vacuum
line to the power booster - the engine will idle - but rough.
I fogged the engine with a 3rd of a can of Sea Foam - didn't seem to do
much. EGR shouldn't have anything to do with this I don't think.
I can't afford to do another engine swap - and I'm sure as hell NOT putting
another premag V6 in there when this current engine comes out.
If I can't get it running - there's no point in taking it to the BBQ this
summer. Not to mention I STILL don't know what is grinding in the front
end.
I fired up the Ranger today - which has been sitting, and not run for twice
as long as Christine - and the freaking thing fired up first try. Purred
like a happy kitten. I gotta say it for Ford and that 2.9L FI V6 - that
engine will never die. Don't freak on me - the Ranger isn't going anywhere
anytime soon. Discovered a broken coil spring on the front passenger side,
in addition to the monumental list of everything else that doesn't work or
is broken on it.
I guess the whole point of this is - can anyone think of anything I should
do, that maybe I have overlooked, to try to get Christine's engine running
well? I have been obsessing over this ever since I discovered it was
running like shit - and I just can't think objectively about it anymore.
I've been brooding and miserable ever since. What am I overlooking?????
It has a full tank of gas, I dont think I put any seafoam in however. Could
the gas have gone bad so soon?
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